Thanks to Interstate Highway 25, (I-25), one can drive from Santa Fe to Albuquerque in about an hour, but there is a scenic alternative that follows historic pioneer trails. Following the Turquoise Trail, we'll swing by the towns of Los Cerrillos, Madrid and Golden. There is even a stop at Tiny Town to see
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This picturesque and extraordinarily varied circular – or, more correctly, triangular route – makes its way north from historic Silver City through the dense woodland of Gila National Forest to the 13th dwellings of the Mogollon people. For the return journey, the Trail of the Mountain Spirits takes you through beautiful green rural countryside before
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This memorable drive begins by heading south through dramatic desert country, then enters Big Bend National Park, with its spectacular mountains, massive canyons and the Rio Grande itself. From here the Texas River Road passes by Terlingua Ghost Town - try to break your journey here - then traces the Rio Grande's route through extraordinarily scenic border country. The final leg of this route heads north to
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Follow this 200 mile drive west on US Highway 90 and you travel through a landscape of desert, canyons, rivers and mountains, made all the more magnificent by the brilliant blue Texan sky. This is road-tripping at its best, delivering a real sense of having the whole world to yourself as the melting, empty highway disappears into the distance.
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Tread in the footsteps of the West's most famous outlaw and pay your respects to the nation's favorite bear. This drive follows two of the three sides of the beautiful Billy the Kid Scenic Byway, taking in the town of Lincoln, site of the infamous Lincoln County War, calling in at the final resting place of
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You'd better have a Texas-sized hunger to complete this route…Starting in the Texas Panhandle with a 72-ounce steak at the famous Big Texan Steak Ranch, skip west for your piece of Ugly Crust Pie before dropping south into
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After an oddly normal night in Marfa, this route meanders north through the Davis Mountains to an area teeming with historical sites and western lore. Just about every town along this route can claim one or two outlaws as founding citizens.
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